Environmental Engineering Basis of Design for Selected Egyptian Hospitals
Hesham Mahmoud EI-Naggar;
Abstract
1.
1.1. General:
The health care indoor environment is controlled by those features in a built health care entity that are created, structured, and maintained to support quality health care. As patients and their families have become more involved in the course of care, facilities need to respond to the changing requirements for accommodations. The health care environment should enhance the dignity of the patient through features that permit privacy and confidentiality. Stress can be a major detriment to the course of a patient's care. The facility should be designed to reduce patient, family, and staff stress wherever possible. Research- and evidence-based materials are available to support these goals and should be referred to during design. As technology changes,
flexibility is in the best interests of quality care. <2> As health care economics
apply pressure to management, design should make every effort to enhance the performance, productivity, and satisfaction of the staff in order to promote a safe environment of care. Creativity should be encouraged in the design process to enhance the indoor and outdoor environment of care since there is a
strong interacting link between both environments. <3
1.2. Planning, design and construction:
Facility construction, whether for freestanding buildings or expansion and/or renovation of existing buildings, can create conditions that are harmful to patients and staff. For that reason, planning, design, and construction activities for health care facilities shall include, in addition to space and operational needs consideration of provisions for infection control, life safety,
and protection of patients during construction. < 3
1.1. General:
The health care indoor environment is controlled by those features in a built health care entity that are created, structured, and maintained to support quality health care. As patients and their families have become more involved in the course of care, facilities need to respond to the changing requirements for accommodations. The health care environment should enhance the dignity of the patient through features that permit privacy and confidentiality. Stress can be a major detriment to the course of a patient's care. The facility should be designed to reduce patient, family, and staff stress wherever possible. Research- and evidence-based materials are available to support these goals and should be referred to during design. As technology changes,
flexibility is in the best interests of quality care. <2> As health care economics
apply pressure to management, design should make every effort to enhance the performance, productivity, and satisfaction of the staff in order to promote a safe environment of care. Creativity should be encouraged in the design process to enhance the indoor and outdoor environment of care since there is a
strong interacting link between both environments. <3
1.2. Planning, design and construction:
Facility construction, whether for freestanding buildings or expansion and/or renovation of existing buildings, can create conditions that are harmful to patients and staff. For that reason, planning, design, and construction activities for health care facilities shall include, in addition to space and operational needs consideration of provisions for infection control, life safety,
and protection of patients during construction. < 3
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| Title | Environmental Engineering Basis of Design for Selected Egyptian Hospitals | Other Titles | اسس التصميم البيئى الهندسى لبعض المشتشفيات المصريه المختاره | Authors | Hesham Mahmoud EI-Naggar | Issue Date | 2005 |
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